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La Tonya Johnson: “All lead lines are required to be replaced by 2037.”

Featuring: La Tonya Johnson, Democratic | Wisconsin Senate, District 6

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State of Black Wisconsin 2026

Published | Video Starts at 29:03

Disparity in health, especially among lead, is extremely high. 65,000 Milwaukee homes are now connected to lead water lines as of 2025. We've done a good job replacing some of those lead lines. But All lead lines are required to be replaced by 2037. 2600 lead laterals were replaced in 2024. So we're slowly but surely getting there. 68% of the 262,000 housing units in Milwaukee currently have lead paint. (29:03–29:08)

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